New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
WEALTH WELL SPENT.
TWO MORE FREE LIBRARIES.


much to Justify the words of the Honorable /" Joe 4"
Chamberlain the Chamber OF Commerce dinner
when he said OF America: 81 suppose there Is no
country in which private munhcence is a larger
scale. which the obligations which attach to the
possession OF wealth freely generally
recognized"
Prominent among these are the Vanderbilt boys"
Wall street calls them To the generosity Of George the
youngest OF them. the New-York Free Circulating
Library Association i'll measure. the pubc generally
nni the yded dwellers about Jackson Square at
Thirteenth st. and Eghth-ave. particularly indebted
for a branch building and free library. whence
children nnd graybelrds store clerks and sew ne girls
ana in fact all grades OF the pOOrand rich too for the
matter of hatmty for the price OF asking 20 and read
~ quiet and comfort in well warmed and lighted rooms
the best literature of tho day. take it home with the III
for their few leisure hours.
Some the mantle OF Caharine LOrar1 Wolfe seems
too TO have fallen with her money For the Association
has another equally fine branch almost completed,
IN West Fortyseconls built by Miss Catharlne Bruce
a cousin OF Catharino Wolfe and daughter OF George
Bruce. the wc-known typc-foUnler. still another
wealthy has promised the society to erect an
additional branch these two have been filed with
books AMI the need For more room becomes pressing.
FUNNY MISTAKES AT A FREE LIBRARY.
These gifts show that the quiet persevcring work OF
The New York Free Circulating Library meets with
recognition. The association has four buildings
the above mentioned in course of construction
OttendOrer Library in Second ave, the gift of Oswald
Ostenorfr Editor and proprietor of the sta its ZctnJ
and the parent building in Bonds, often satlrically
callel the boys library TRIBUNE reporter visited
the latter recently how the school boys, no
it, best patrons their books and use them Hero
comes chubby laa-sent Violently By his big sister for
1t is card he produces. He has been cautioned no
20 forget you .e for he hurrcs up to the delivery
wicket without looking TO the right or left. What will
he ask for-poetry or novel I Listen!
"Pease'm-I want the-dude- without society,"" all in
breath
"Tne what :" says the astonsae1 girl who acts as
assistant librarian. The little repeats 1t twice.
without a blink the slightest variation Long prhc-
tce, however. has made as expert in transating
approximations postofice clerk III declpheIlnS
He ,ible addresses.
It's The Dowithout-SOcety he wants." she says,
AMI quickly gives 1t him.
Do YOU meet with many such " Is asked.
Yes. indeed" is the reply, land some of them so
lsughabe can with difficulty keep my face straight
willie pulling them Adults make many ludicrous
errors course but the readers OF jdnivlllc felton,
as they call 1t. prolific in happy bulls school
gir Ia her teens asked for the Dcstracting Young
Preacher. meaning distracte1-' The LAZY or
AroOstook.' by association. perhaps with stocktons
famous story, becomes The Lady and the Rooster -
The Dog Ffcnd is softened down into The Dog
Friend and Darwin is ere tei with pushing his re-
setrchcs into The Origin Of Speeches. One boy wants
a TRANSPORTATION Of Cesar; in anothers mind The
Picture Of a Woman stands for The Portrait OF a
doSn from her pedestal and Dubbed plain Mrs.
GLENCOE one % my little favOrltes, the only son of
wi low. day with his card, which vas his
name Johnnie smith, and sail he wane 1t changed to
Johnnie DC Pcyster. What's that fort said. are
yol tirci Of the co Il and want more high
ling ono !
Oh, no IN, he said proudly; were married.
INSTANCES OF YOUTHFUL INGENUITY.
a. rule the books well taken of ana receive
ony ordinary AMI tear. hat If one DO returned in
much worse condition than when it went away-who
can beat boy at excuses
What makes the Of this book dirty. my
boyl" says Miss Coc the faithful librarian, trying to
look
Please m'm it was all right when left home, but I
passed dirty people in the Bowcr IT got black
ruJbin' against en-"
A boy must have reached the mature age OF twelve
before he can be ntrIstct with treasure from the
shelves. Here unusually small specimen
whose inches declare him 20 ho about nine. but he has
stree: wisdom enough AMI to spare for Old man.
Please, min. want to Join." lie says.
I: You're certainly not twelve yet. my boy"
Goa. ycSm. an. rlcdSe'm In twin. and never
grew biz 'culsc hal cramps that kcpt INC down, mo
,nolhcs Gays: bat III bring you in the other AMI
y0ull see how big he is
Oat he goes al stratghvay ushcrs In biz shecpish
boy boxing a,ou. fourteen. VINO mods his head when
focused ~ being the other" lie doesn't want u
ion" a.M certainly bears family resemblance 10
the little fellow who If he isn't twelve ought to bc-for
his pgccocty-aud the grocer Ia, youched for
him on The application ticket he presents, anl 50 he
Joins" rs 1rs; request i. foc The Boy Traprcr
Serious" Finding that The Boy Trappcr series con
of several volumes AMI tat he can have one mt
time only he lngs Of the first nstaiucn of Ms prize,
staring the prnt in it on the way home. with bullying
eycs-greatly to the discomfort OF all pedestrians he
meets
Here il a little unpbrusivc library that while the
great Aston collection with nearly quarter OF million
books supplies about 80 rers dli!y-crcullrS over
go books every day in the year, with only 223OOo
volumes on its shelves. A little library tha-while the
public are called to admire the lbcrty which allows
them TO gaze for few hoIrs in the dsy at the clores
cnox collection behind eAs, doors provides rare
books Of reference that the student carry TO his
garnet and pore over for week. l;c library that
wihc others still resist the appeal Dr sunday opening
with cavlinsS about expense ami morals solved the
qucstin long asp by THROWING i;S rctins'room ana
shelves open sundays after morning service in the
churches. until . ia the evening The percentage of
woras OF fiction taken ont here Is only -. juvenile
stories 20 per cent the rest Is COOL rcaIing OF an IN
structiyc Lp'Urc an very many students. workmen.
shop girls AMI clerks 60 maze up the yearly crcGla
tiOu OF 22j,OOO.
KNOWING 4 GOOD BOOK WHEN THEY GET IT.
To keep up such circulation each book must out
cooi many times. Darwin's What saw Round tho
World did duty ftyseycn times last year Woltmanns
History Of Painting closely guarded AMI expensive
reference only in other libraries has been porcd
over by eight different art students at their lodgings In
the last five months. This means good deal OF In
cvItabc wear and 700 we'll thulnbed bn not abused,
veteran volumes had To be honoraby discharged last
year and the ranks hled with recruits. There are
more male readers than female among the poorer
Classes. Homework and sewing her own clothes seem
10 occupy the WORKING fully In the hours viii ch
The man devotcs to leisure Oar German population
per than any other, closely followed by
the New I'm glandcr. That much cool is accomplished
no doubt. The benefit TO patients alone.
sad Dr. Il. W Muller, OF the trustees the other day.
is enormous. Most OF them poor Germans and
good booGs would be beyond their reach but Tor this
system An interesting book read to them. II they arc
no; to read themselves. soothcs pain, draws the
mind away from home worries. and Is to the sick poor